Increasing incidence of congenital hypothyroidism: Some answers, more questions

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2395-2397

  LaFranchi, Stephen H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX8;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LABORATORY TEST; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; UNITED STATES;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 79961237859     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1850     Document Type: Editorial

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